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Captain George Wayne Thornbrough
Location of George Wayne Thonbrough's B-26 Bomber Plane Crash on June 4, 1942. https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-26/40-1408.html https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42234822/george-wayne-thornbrough
What the record says
- Inscription
- Virtual Pilot Captain George W. Thornbrough, O-022400 73rd BS, Operations Officer (MIA / KIA) Kearny County, KS Co-Pilot 1st Lt. Norman A. Nysteen, O-407068 (MIA / KIA) Lane County, OR Navigator 2nd Lt. James L. Smart, O-430431 (MIA / KIA) Stephens, AR
How to reach it
Coordinates56.44760, -159.99156
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:42 | 20:04 | 20:54 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 22:29 | 23:35 |
| September equinox | 08:26 | 19:51 | 20:41 |
| December solstice | 10:14 | 15:42 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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